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Freakonomics Radio

The hidden economics behind everyday decisions — data-driven, counterintuitive, and impossible to predict.
28 episodes
FKHow to Return Stolen Art (Update)NEWFreakonomics Radio · 28 Aug 2026FK“I Trust Almost Anyone More Than Myself” | Better in PersonFreakonomics Radio · Jennifer Egan · 26 Aug 2026FKIs a Museum Just a Trophy Case? (Update)Freakonomics Radio · 21 Aug 2026FKMeet Warren Zanes, the Author and Rocker Behind the Springsteen Movie | Better in PersonFreakonomics Radio · Warren Zanes · 19 Aug 2026FKThe Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin (Update)Freakonomics Radio · 14 Aug 2026FKWhat if Being a Stranger Is Actually Your Superpower? | Better in PersonFreakonomics Radio · Angela Buchdahl · 12 Aug 2026FK684. He Helped Clean Up the Last Crash. Does He See Another One Coming?Freakonomics Radio · Gary Gensler · 7 Aug 2026FKDoes it Take a Twisted Mind to Write Twisted Stories? | Better In PersonFreakonomics Radio · Harlan Coben · 5 Aug 2026FK683. In the New Space Race, Who Makes the Rules?Freakonomics Radio · 31 Jul 2026FKHow Gary Gulman Turned Depression Into Comedy Gold | Better in PersonFreakonomics Radio · Gary Gulman · 29 Jul 2026FK682. Should A.I. Move to Space?Freakonomics Radio · 24 Jul 2026FKWhy Cooking is Caregiving, with Chef Hillary Sterling | Better in PersonFreakonomics Radio · Hillary Sterling · 22 Jul 2026FKAre You Really Allergic to Penicillin? (Update)Freakonomics Radio · 17 Jul 2026FKHow a Great Architect Thinks, with Bjarke Ingels | Better in PersonFreakonomics Radio · Bjarke Ingels · 14 Jul 2026FK681. How to Host a Talk Show, with Dick CavettFreakonomics Radio · Dick Cavett · 9 Jul 2026FK680. Can Universities Win Back Our Trust?Freakonomics Radio · Sian Beilock · 3 Jul 2026FK679. Why Does Vanderbilt Keep Winning?Freakonomics Radio · Daniel Diermeier · 26 Jun 2026FKThe World Is (Still) Drowning in SludgeFreakonomics Radio · Stephen Dubner · 24 Jun 2026FK678. Who Gets to Choose a “Good Death”?Freakonomics Radio · 19 Jun 2026FK677. Can Backgammon Save Us from Ourselves?Freakonomics Radio · Frank Frigo, Masayuki Mochisuki, Mark Olsen, Bob Wtel · 12 Jun 2026FKThis Is Your Brain on Pollution (Update)Freakonomics Radio · 10 Jun 2026FK676. Has America Lost the Plot?Freakonomics Radio · Fareed Zakaria · 5 Jun 2026FKThe Vanishing Mr. Feynman (Update)Freakonomics Radio · Ralph Leighton, Debbie Harlow, Cheryl Halley, Barbara Burg, Stephen Wolfram, John Preskill, Helen Czerski, Lisa Randall, Alan Alda, Charles C. Mann · 29 May 2026FKThe Brilliant Mr. Feynman (Update)Freakonomics Radio · Richard Feynman · 27 May 2026FKThe Curious Mr. Feynman (Update)Freakonomics Radio · Richard Feynman (deceased) · 22 May 2026FK675. Has the New York Times Become a Games Company?Freakonomics Radio · Eric Zimmerman and Alex Hardiman · 15 May 2026FK674. How Does a Composer Feel After the World Premiere?Freakonomics Radio · David Lang · 8 May 2026FK673. What Is Money?Freakonomics Radio · David Lang · 1 May 2026